Javier Milei escalates Falkland Islands feud after Trump questions UK backing

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Argentine President Javier Milei escalated his rhetoric over the Falkland Islands overnight after President Donald Trump appeared to question whether the United States would support the United Kingdom in a future conflict with Argentina over the disputed territory.

The Falkland Islands, known as the Islas Malvinas in Argentina, are a resource-rich self-governing archipelago in the South Atlantic that has been at the center of a long-standing sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the U.K.

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